Well, I am basically done with school now! Just about one more week. Last week we presented our semester projects, and it went really well. All of the teachers were very impressed I think, the looks really looked amazing all together. Unfortunately we aren't supposed to post any pictures yet, since the looks will be in a sustainable fashion show in November. So you will have to wait until then to see them. But I can show you the drawings I did for the assignment. We were supposed to do variations of our look, to create a little mini collection. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out, and I am really amazed at how much I improved at drawing over the year..

In the next few weeks I have so much to do, so I don't really know how much I will be posting here. I have a ton of paid photoshoots coming up (about 8 in the next 2 months!), we have been going to look at apartments a couple times a week, and then at the end of the month I'll be going to the Fusion. And I just confirmed that I will be volunteering (through WWOOF again) at a horse farm in southwestern Poland. I am so so so excited! The horses they breed there are called Konik, and they are quite small horses that have gorgeous primitive markings. I can't wait to ride and work with them!

This is an assignment I did for my Kollektionsgestaltung (Collection Development) class! The assignment was to create a modern collection inspired by the traditional clothes of a certain country or culture. I chose the Ojibwe, because we were supposed to try to choose something that we have a connection with. Since Minneapolis doesn't exactly have it's own traditional clothing, I thought I would just use the Native Americans of the area around Minneapolis as inspiration. The main things from Ojibwe clothing that I used are the patterns, metal cones (like from a jingle dress), and the hair on the shoulders. 

I don't really know where to start. School has been getting pretty stressful, we only have a couple more weeks but tons of tests and presentations and due dates. I just keep thinking to myself, soon it will be over! And it will be, we really only have two more weeks of stressful school, and then one and a half weeks that will be pretty relaxed.

This week my Waldorf classmate Elyse (from 1st through 8th grade) visited me, so we did a lot in the 3ish days that she was here. The pictures are all just from my phone so not the best quality.. we had a really fun time though. We walked around a lot and ate some yummy food, explored around Berlin (especially Prenzlauer Berg/Friedrichshain/Kreuzberg), and on Friday night we went to Rosi's. I hadn't ever been there, but club is really nice, it has a pretty outside area and the inside of the club just has two small rooms. We were there for a pretty long time and eventually made it home around 6am.

I will do my best to post a little more often, but don't expect too much for the next few weeks ^^ But then I will be freeeee, god I can't wait. Mostly I can't wait for the Fusion. Maybe I will even get the pictures developed from the first Fusion I went to.. ^^

Self portraits.

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I just wanted to do a little drawing/school update for my non-Instagram (blackthornxxx) followers. 

The first two drawings are from my Stellungszeichnen class, and the last picture is of a couple of my designs that I made for my Kollektionsgestaltung take-home test. The assignment was to make a 5-piece collection inspired by the techniques used in the semester project, but with wearable materials (see my other School posts to get background info!). The material of the white bodysuits and dresses is thin, soft leather, and the braided things that go over are out of rough black leather strips.

Also just wanted to mention, I am so proud of the food I made today! I made Southwestern-style chicken chili and cornbread muffins and it was SO YUMMY!